Question

read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey by homer.
but on the spot i told them: back, and quickly! out to sea again! my men were mutinous, fools, on stores of wine. sheep after sheep they butchered by the surf, and shambling cattle, feasting,—while fugitives went inland, running to call to arms the main force of cicones.
how does this excerpt prove that odysseus’s men caused their own problems?
○ by describing their neglect of orders
○ by explaining their military strategy
○ by showing their physical weaknesses
○ by illustrating their cruelty to one another

Explanation:

The excerpt shows Odysseus ordered his men to go back to sea, but they were "mutinous, fools, on stores of wine" and didn't follow his orders, instead feasting and causing fugitives to call for the Cicones' main force. This neglect of orders led to their problems. The other options: military strategy isn't explained, physical weaknesses aren't shown, and cruelty to each other isn't illustrated. So the correct reason is their neglect of orders.

Answer:

A. by describing their neglect of orders